Welcome!
Below you will find a template for leading an Antioch Discipleship Group.
The format for our groups is simple for the sake of reproducibility.
Please do your best to stick to guidelines below.

Create a sense of warmth and love through your words, facial expressions, and body language. As you open, take a moment to pray, acknowledging Jesus’ presence and inviting the Holy Spirit to speak, guide, and move among you. Afterwards, wait a couple minutes in silence to attune to His presence.

Use this crafted prayer:
"Jesus we are here to encounter you, and grow as your disciples. We invite you to speak, guide and move among us as we attune our hearts to yours."

Listening, empathy, and question asking allows us to listen to God and love others through them feeling known. Allow each person to briefly share how they are coming in to the meeting. Encourage them to share about the current condition of their heart, rather than a general report their life's events or circumstances. After each person shares, ask clarifying questions or offer empathic statements to the sharer. The group participants do not give feedback, share their own stories, or give advice during this time. Five minutes per person is more than enough time to share for this initial connection.

Use this this prompt:
"How are you coming in today?"  

This is where we model our dependence on God and need for His grace. Initiate the prayer time by inviting the group to return to a posture of reflective silence for two minutes to bring attention to the promptings of the Spirit and the presence of God. After the time of silence, encourage the group to begin praying and sharing any images, scriptures, or words of encouragement that God brings to mind.

Use these prompts:
"Now lets spend some time waiting on the Lord on behalf of each other. As we return to a posture of reflective silence for two minutes, be aware of anything that the Holy Spirit is saying."
"Jesus, thank you for your presence, inhabit our prayers as we now share what you are speaking."